U.S. economy gained only 57,000 jobs in June, according to the Department of Labor’s latest report

Employers remained cautious for the month of June.

A hiring sign is seen in Buffalo Grove, Ill., Thursday, June 25, 2026. [Photo: Nam Y. Huh/AP Photo]

U.S. applications for jobless aid inched down last week as layoffs remain at historically healthy levels.The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits in the week ending June 27 fell by 1,000 to 215,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That’s fewer than the 225,000 new applications forecast by analysts surveyed by the data firm FactSet.Weekly........

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